Example sentences of "they [adv prt] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The centre forward , whom they nicknamed Ossie , wore his sideburns long and his shorts even longer — but at least he kept them on for the duration . |
| 2 | I keep them on for the programme . |
| 3 | Most varieties supplied by garden centres grow a little too large to make ideal houseplants if you just take them in for the winter , but many dwarf and miniature types are ideal for deep sunny windowsills . |
| 4 | Sat them in for the whole of the break and one group of her , hers I think . |
| 5 | Instead of putting them down for the afternoon , I 'd like to be able to do something with them . |
| 6 | On return to the farm in the late afternoon there was likely to be a further round of gossip and conversation while grooming the horses and bedding them down for the night . |
| 7 | Indeed , Mr Pocklington and his ilk would take small cannon onto a suitable lake and fire them off for the edification of the plumber partridges who came to nest in the district . |
| 8 | Denis Smith says it was an interesting game and his team played well … it was a hard game … but after four defeats it was just the result they wanted and will help build them up for the rest of the season |
| 9 | Tonight we visit a village which is so proud of it 's gardens , it 's opening them up for the public to enjoy . |
| 10 | Block discounting — a finance house may buy a ‘ block ’ of debtors from a company at a discount , and follow them up for the company . |
| 11 | The format has to be reviewed in order to restore the balance between the desire to give the playing countries enough games in the early stage to sharpen them up for the knock-out competition , and the need for a structure that is both fair and seen to be fair . |
| 12 | It would n't do any harm , either physically or financially , to have the two of them come up to London , possibly put them up for the night . |
| 13 | The local police kindly agreed to come in on the act and a few off-duty policemen pretended to stalk the burglars and locked them up for the night at a disused police station at Ironbridge ! |
| 14 | Some thought Meredith Jones a rough , bullying master , picking out the brightest boys to train them up for the scholarship class and by their results inflate his own ego . |
| 15 | We 'd clear them out for the licensee if he was having trouble . |
| 16 | But then , ’ he again indicated the child , ‘ they 're a handicap where jobs are concerned , unless you farm them out for the day , or altogether . |
| 17 | ‘ The first week , they plodded up the stairs and when we took them out for the day they were wiped out the next . |
| 18 | We want properly maintained rights of way and better information about the resources needed to sort them out for the benefit of all . |
| 19 | You put 's them out for the paper man do n't you ? |
| 20 | Read them out for the tape recorder . |
| 21 | If they 're afraid , get 'em in for the minimum . |